Saturday, February 1, 2014

Kindness

Having the "law of kindness" on my lips is something the Lord has really been convicting me to work on lately, so when I read this is very much spoke to me. I hope that maybe it will be an encouragement to some of you as well.

Kindness is a virtue. It doesn’t come easy to us unless we
exercise that area of our life. It’s more than simply a desire to do
good to others, it’s the behavior itself.

Kindness doesn’t sit around analyzing a situation to
determine whether this person is right or that person is wrong. Kindness is a
charitable gift–it reaches out to those in need.

Whether it’s easy or not, we are commanded in scripture to
put on kindness. We’re commanded to be compassionate people because that’s
Who our Savior is.

It’s all about looking up. Looking to Christ for our example
and looking to Him for our reward.

Initiation is the core of kindness. Jesus reached out
to this world while we were in darkness and sin. He didn’t sit around waiting
for mankind to be perfect–He made the first move.

As difficult as it might be at times, we have the ability to
choose our attitude at any time for the good. When someone gets under our skin,
we can be impatient and vindictive or we can exercise the virtue of kindness.

It’s especially important to remember this when we don’t
feel like it because that’s when it becomes sacrifice.

~ Darlene Schacht

“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one
another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so
also do ye. And above all these things put
on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,
to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”- Colossians 3:12-15